KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Ryan Newman will have sponsorship from Quicken Loans for 18 races in 2013.

Newman, who is 15th in the Sprint Cup standings with one victory this year, had sponsorship from the company for nine races in 2012. The increase for Quicken Loans helps compensate for the loss of the U.S. Army sponsorship, which was worth 12 races this season for the Stewart-Haas Racing team.

With two Chase appearances in four seasons at SHR, Newman signed a one-year deal last month to remain with the team for 2013. No sponsorship was announced at the time of his signing, so the Quicken Loans deal will provide funding for half the season.

Team co-owner Tony Stewart himself needs sponsorship for 22 races next year with the departure of Office Depot. He is expected to add Bass Pro Shops, a deal that could be announced later this week.

While not going into dollar amounts, Stewart said following the announcement Tuesday the 18-race deal is worth more than the nine-race deal Quicken Loans signed last year.

“I think they’re happy with what’s going on on the racetrack,” Stewart said. “They’re definitely happy with the program and how it’s affecting their business. As those results keep coming in, it made (more races) a better option for them.

“I definitely (was worried). We’ve got a couple of big holes on the sponsorship side so this definitely fills a big part of that and definitely helps us on the 39 car side and takes a lot of the pressure off of ensuring whether or not we will have this car on the track full time next year. It will be on the track full time.”

Stewart indicated that Newman’s other sponsors—such as Tornados, Wix, Outback Steakhouse and Nabisco—could take up many of the other 18 races. In recent years, SHR co-owner Gene Haas has sponsored the other races through his company, Haas Automation, and that would be a possibility as well.

“We’ve got a number of them already re-signed and still under contract,” Stewart said. “This gets us pretty close to having that inventory sold. This was a big, big void filled by what we’re losing with U.S. Army.”

Newman obviously is pleased to have the sponsorship, which will include a sweepstakes for a fan to win mortgage payments for a year.

“They have been a great partner,” Newman said. “I’m just really thankful for the opportunity.”